Quote Originally Posted by SynysterBlitz View Post
Are you using Burst at low HP??? I don't see the big deal of fixing it, I burn all my mp and convert at the lowest MP possible. It's not like the 15 mins on the others jobs are godly, the only one that really shines is Battle Voice which you forgot sadly enough....
On any end game boss, Burst does a little more damage than a comboed Thundaga and about the same damage if you are comparing a Burst crit and a Thundaga crit (When using Burst with under 500 HP). While the damage is great for the MP cost I think the OP point was that Burst takes a lot of planning to get the full potential out of the spell and, even when executed properly, is fairly lackluster.

To get the full effect you have to:

Wait until you are around 700 MP, Cast Thunder -> Thundara -> Dark Seal -> Excruciate -> Quelling Strikes -> Convert -> Burst

Other jobs just need to hit one button without any real planning. I guess a way to think about it is other jobs have an "Oh shit" button whereas blms have "Shit is hitting the fan, wait 20 seconds for me to set up my combo" button.